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Gastrells Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Stroud, GL5 3PS

Requires improvement

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Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#12,970 of 15,057

Worse than 86% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Gastrells Community Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 17 Jun 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils172
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Helen Seward
Local authorityGloucestershire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 115573.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths46%, worse than England, worse than Gloucestershire60%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.13%, better than England, better than Gloucestershire9%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.104, worse than England, worse than Gloucestershire106106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.104, similar to England, similar to Gloucestershire105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.100, worse than England, worse than Gloucestershire105105
Expected standard in reading71%, worse than England, worse than Gloucestershire76%76%
Expected standard in writing54%, worse than England, worse than Gloucestershire71%73%
Expected standard in maths63%, worse than England, worse than Gloucestershire73%75%
Pupils taking tests24--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census. School places come from the DfE capacity survey and do not include nursery, so unfilled places compare them with pupils outside nursery.

MeasureThis school
Pupils172
Girls86
Boys86
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.5.8%
First language not English1.2%
School places2024/25175
Unfilled places1.7%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.29
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.21
Average class size23

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
85.5%
Other White
2.9%
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
Irish
2.3%
White and Black African
1.2%
White and Asian
1.2%
Other mixed
1.2%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
Indian
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher18.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.4
Teachers (FTE)9.3
Teaching assistants (FTE)9
Support staff (FTE)11.23
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/259.9
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257.1
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252.8

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.15
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.40
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.15
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.15
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Overall absence7.9%, worse than England, worse than Gloucestershire4.9%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.15%, similar to England, worse than Gloucestershire11.8%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.5.2%, worse than England, worse than Gloucestershire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate2.2%
Pupils with one or more suspensions2.2%
Permanent exclusion rate0.6%
Permanent exclusions1

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Gastrells Community Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.6 miPrimaryWoodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Outstanding
0.7 miPrimaryRodborough Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miSecondaryMarling SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.1 miPrimaryStroud Valley Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miSecondaryStroud High SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
1.1 miPrimaryThe Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miPrimarySt Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.2 miPrimaryThrupp SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.5 miSecondaryArchway SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.5 miPrimaryFoxmoor Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Gastrells Community Primary School

What is Gastrells Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Gastrells Community Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 17 Jun 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Gastrells Community Primary School rank in England?

Gastrells Community Primary School ranks 12,970 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 86% of schools).

What are Gastrells Community Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 46% of pupils at Gastrells Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Gastrells Community Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Gastrells Community Primary School made 15 offers from 40 applications (2.7 per offer), and 15 of 15 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Gastrells Community Primary School?

Gastrells Community Primary School has 172 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Gastrells Community Primary School?

Gastrells Community Primary School had 175 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Gastrells Community Primary School?

At Gastrells Community Primary School, the average class had 23 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Gastrells Community Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Gastrells Community Primary School missed 7.9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 15% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.